As soon as I saw the inn I knew immediately where you are. There is a tire/shop/mechanic shop just across the street that I ran for Tires plus for 13 years. I have fished that lake 100’s of times in the afternoon before going home. I have caught snook,tarpon,jacks,bass,catfish and a bunch of smaller exotics.

The X-Rap must be a favorite lure with worn hooks? Have you ever considered retiring a Lure? Any lure that was so darn lucky, you never want to lose it?

If that is Naples, there are huge tarpon and snook there.👍🎣👍

Hey Brant, I know that you’re still down in Naples probably. there’s a lot of good spots that are holding big fish right now. Lotta tarpon around also. I’m local

Beautiful lake,l love the way the water looks.

You should do a catch clean cook of them cichlids

I have driven past that lake countless times in the past 30+ years, before they developed the area and built the hotels ect. always wondered what was swimming around in there but never took the time to wet a line.Thanks for sharing.

Man! I gotta tell you that you must have a sniffing nose for where there is fish, You are the most adventurest and determined fisherman on any KZfaq channel, Unbelievable a Peacock Bass! I was surprised no snakehead, Hey Brant I saw an article about a snakehead that was caught up here in NY it looked legit, You find some of the best spots to go fishing in S Florida, It was Great watching this video!

Hotel Fish 🤣🤣 great video. I love how you try anywhere to fish it's classic. Keep up the great work.

Great video Brant how come nobody's done a catch and cook with the cichlids I would think they would be similar to a bluegill just kind of curious about that

Great video!! My grandson loved it!!

Brant actin like he only got 1 xrap 😂

I’ve caught some big snook in there 20 years ago. 😂 let’s go fishing Brant! I’m a local guide.

Nice variety!!! Those orange stripe fish remind me of rock bass in the midwest

Awesome hat!! Go Noles!! Beat the volunteers tomorrow!!

Fish from your hotel room. Reminds me of a song by Frank Zappa - "Mud Shark"

Brant, spent the last 5 yrs as a traveling Supt. I used to purposely stay at places just like where your at so I could fish whenever I wanted. 😊worked out 50/50 fresh -vs- salt where I stayed, caught so many different species and many good times and better dinners!

There’s big tarpon and snook in that lake. Bluegills are the way to go.

THAT'S what I call a vacation hotel brother~! I just moved from Virginia to Florida and Snook & a peacock bass is on my primary bucket list. And thru all my investigations, the prime places are leaning to the canals towards the Eastern part of the state. You caught one on each while I am sitting on my ass at the moment! I have been following you for sometime now but this my first post. I want to learn more from anglers like yourself & others and I am retired now. Anytime/anywhere I'll be honored to spend time fishing with You. I fished the Cape Hatteras Point and cruise the beach in my 4x4! Great Job

Hey, those pink birds are called roseate spoonbills. Very cool birds.

Cracked me up, fishing in the hotel lake. 😅

I was attending training in Ft. Lauderdale in the West side. My hotel was on a canal/lake. Caught my first peacock bass there. Also had a guy saying at the same hotel drop me on the canal a few blocks West and caught peacocks there too. Great time

nice vid Brant! what Hampton Inn were u shacking up in with the water in the back? City?

Bro, I know you like fishing florida waters. Navarre Pier had large schools of tarpon...50-60 easy!!!! Personally seen 4 individual hookups at the same time. Take Brad and Beach Bum with you...

I always stay at HI when I travel. I'll remember this.

Great content again, let me know if you ever what to go fishing when your back in SWFL.

Great video, you did a good job. May God bless you and your family and friends. Keep up the good work. Thank you for what you do.

Alligator gar was my guess for a four footer

You need to go right down the road to master bait and tackle.

There used to be a huge tarpon in there

Great job love your videos

My goal is to travel south and hook one of those beautiful peacock bass.

Enjoyed it

I am heading to Naples next week for a week, it will cool fishing

Videos that have Peacocks and Snook in them are my favorite.

I just went there and didn’t catch anything lol

That was fun to watch.........

Loved it

I don’t know how I ended up finding your channel today but I am so glad I did! I’ve been wondering something that maybe you can help with. I visit the panhandle several times a year (Ft Pickens). I was wondering if there is a possible correlation between the many fishermen who fish from the beaches right next to swimmers may be contributing to the increase of sharks coming in so close to shore? It seems maybe if they had more designated areas to fish separate from swimmers it could lessen the number of sharks coming in so close to shore. I’m all for everyone’s rights to fish. This is really just a curious question.

Always an adventure

You need to do a video with Richard Gene the fishing machine in his waters, that would be big I feel

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Seeing how you caught a gar, maybe there are some real big ones in there?

Brad posted ‼️‼️‼️🔥

Welcome to Bonita Springs my friend!! Happy to see you in my neck of the woods. How long are you here for?

If only you knew where to find a tackle shop that sells new X Raps, and new hooks for your old lures 😂. Seriously in Costa Rica I trolled some X Raps and caught so many mackerel and small tuna and huge jacks that they had holes, the paint was gone and they still caught fish until I broke the hooks and eventually the attachments for the hooks got trashed and they were shot. X Raps can be deadly lures.

Did the room include a complimentary continental breakfast?

There has been flamingos living down in that area for the last couple years a larger batch moved in at the end of hurricane season this year that came up from Cancun with a hurricane

Are those Mayans good to eat?

Time to open a motel with a big brackish lake with a mix of fish for the guests to catch?!

Frank Zappa Fillmore East '71 "Get a room and stick your little poly outside the window..." Careful with the adult male mud shark.

😊great fun watching this. Where are you "up north?"

nice vid tarpon are chewing right now at okaloosa if u wanna come

Are cichlids good to eat? BIG FAN

OK, Ill bite. Let me see you catch a fish from your hotel room,, My grandaughter did it at her brohers wedding, 2 small Myan cichlids, Nice catch Sir, Thanks,

That would be a good pond to kayak fish if it was allowed.

I wish you'd have brought me a couple dozen of them big cichlids that's some good eats their brother

Rosette Spoonbills were the flamingos.

I was hoping for a cast from your window!

Before I even get to the fishing I wanna guess grass carp but if your in florida who knows

Hey don't know how long your in this area but there's a bait and tackle shop west about a half mile from your hotel.

Another fun video!

👍👍👍👍

What with the kerchief?

Just wondering if there is a NO FISHING sign by the highway in that lake.

when you said, "its O-fishale that cichlid like live shiners". Where you making a reference to the wonderful mister Marlin Baits (The unofficial coolest bait crafter on youtube)?

Shoulda caught one from your hotel window 😂😂

Is the second location the Ding?

The big 5 foot fish in that lake are probably grass carp.

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You’ve come so far since the guiding days…lololol…🙈

Is this the hampton right off of tamiami?

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They got snook and tarpon in there, everyone knows about it so they can’t get mad. Throw a big old live bait and just wait.

Hey buddy, this is Kenny Bailey. I live a little north of Birmingham, Alabama. My dad lives in Newport Richy Florida. Have you fished that area?

Owner of a tackle shop, but god forbid you grab a couple new x raps🙄😂

What City is he fishing in?

WHERE is THIS??

Too bad cant do from a balcony :)

Corner of US 41 and Bonita Beach road

Go pier fishing

Did you ask to fish or just did it

Ding Darling?

Where is this hotel? I need a spot to fish with my grankids?

but nothing was big

Are those cichlid (probably spelled wrong) good to eat? We don’t have them in SC waters.

I got this from @Fly In Fishing